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Pleasurewood Hills invests £3.5m in themepark


Pleasurewood Hills theme park in Suffolk, UK has opened four new rides for the 2013 season, as part of a £3.5m (US$5.4m, E4.1m) investment in the attraction. Te refurbishment sees the return of ped-


alos to Pleasurewood Lake, a family teacup ride at Woodies Tea Party and the Moby Dick ride. Trill ride Hobs Pit will open soon. Nine new rides have now opened at the theme park since it was bought in 2011 by Looping Holding Group, including Te Jolly Roger and the Illusionist Magic Show. Details: http://lei.sr?a=A5f8o


Etnaland Themepark for Italy


Southern Italy’s largest theme park has opened its doors in Belpasso. Adjacent to Etnaland Acquapark, the €50m (£42m, us$65m) Etnaland Temepark has been created by local entrepreneur, Francesco Russello. Divided into five areas, the


park takes visitors on a his- toric voyage, including an old haunted school and high tech adventures in outer space. Highlights include the 60m (197ſt) Etnaland Tower, which offers great views of the Mount Etna volcano and a rollercoaster through an olive grove. For chil- dren, there’s the Castle of Ciclopino. Tere are also river rapid rides in the mix, a prehistoric park and a cable car ride. Te existing waterpark already welcomes


300,000 visitors a year. During the summer, the waterpark will open during the day and


Te hotel has a castle play area and treasure hunt


Legoland hotel opens at California resort


Legoland has officially opened the new hotel at its resort in Carlsbad, California. Te 250-room, three-storey hotel has


been developed in response to guest feed- back that it takes more than one day to explore the resort. Construction began in 2011 and the hotel


opened in April ahead of its summer 2013 schedule. It caters for children aged two to 12 and their families, offering adventure and pirate room themes. Tere are more than 3,500 Lego models throughout the hotel. Details: http://lei.sr?a=y8D9l


Disney brings in minimum age policy


Disney has introduced a policy whereby all children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. If a staff member sees a guest who


appears to be younger than 14, without someone who is older, they will engage in conversation to establish whether the indi- vidual can be there alone. Te parent or guardian of any under age


children will be contacted. Te age of 14 was decided as organisations dealing with child welfare deemed this the appropriate age. Details: http://lei.sr?a=h5N7G


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Te park is divided into five areas taking visitors on a historic voyage


the theme park from 7.30am until 1am. Rides have been provided by Zamperla, Gosetto, Mack Rides and Intamin. Etnaland said: “An amusement park needs to represent an experience which involves guests and helps them create a world of fantasy, passion and surprises.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=u0y1P


Planners give Universal extension thumbs up


Construction is scheduled to start this summer on an extension to Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles, US. Te US$1.6bn (£1bn, €1.2bn) project is to


add 391 acres at Universal City Plaza, which will comprise studio space, retail space, a 500-


bed hotel and a new theme park attraction Te Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Te company has agreed to invest US$100m


(£65m, €77m) in transportation and transit improvements to mitigate the project’s impact on traffic. Details: http://lei.sr?a=X9T9m


TEA expands with an Asia Pacific division


Te Temed Entertainment Association (TEA) has expanded its ser vices with the launch of an Asia Pacific Division. It will be the fourth regional


division formed by TEA and joins Eastern North America, Western North America and Europe & Middle East. An interim board has


been appointed to assist with election and installation of a permanent board, with Chris Conte of Electrosonic as interim president. TEA members working in


Interim president Chris Conte speaking at TEA Summit


the region are encouraged to consider run- ning for the initial board and election results will be announced before the Asia Attractions Expo 2013 (IAAPA Asia) in Singapore in June. Interim president Chris Conte said: “The


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formation of the Asia Division is an incredi- bly exciting moment for the industry. “It recognises the importance of the many


companies and talent working across the region.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=n7K2C


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